Ending farm act is wrong way to pinch pennies

Scripps-McClatchy Western ServicePublished:March 31, 2003 7:00PM

Faced with an unprecedented financial crisis, state lawmakers must make difficult decisions about how to reduce spending and increase revenue if California is to stave off a looming budget deficit. Few programs will be spared or should be spared, given the $35 billion gap between projected revenues and expenditures. Still, Gov.